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Nikon Nikon AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8G Black
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Nikon Nikon AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8G Black
£279.00
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| Product code | CA1867 |
|---|---|
| Barcode | 5060228613876 |
| Barcode2 | 0018208021833 |
| Weight | 1 |
| Brand | Nikon |
60 reviews for Nikon Nikon AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8G Black
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ian arnott –
Good lens for modest price
Parker27 –
Excellent Nikon prime lens which is a great addition to …
paul aldag –
Definitely recommend!
Revs –
I bought this for my Nikon D3200. All I will add to the rave reviews (deserved in my opinion) is that it is discreet and forgiving. Discreet in the sense that you don’t look as if you are carrying a bazooka around and forgiving in that it copes well with low light. It will give you some great bokeh effects and work well in changing, shoot-it-or-you’ll lose-it situations. The temptation is to use it for everything. Although I do use it for portraits, I much prefer the results with a VR 70-300 mm.I have added a photo I took during Christmas lunch with the family. That pretty much shows this lens in its element, I hope.
dj.si –
Buy It.
N. Hubbell –
Great value prime lens to get you started!
A B Ltd –
Had this for a little over a year now, and I’m very happy with it. The large aperture allows for fast low light shooting and creative bokeh effects, the relatively compact size gives you a measure of discretion in public, at least for a DSLR, and the optical quality produces some remarkably sharp images, provided you know what you’re doing with it. Oh yeah, and at £145 this felt like very good value for money at the time – as I write this (Aug 2015) that’s come down to £130, which is almost free in camera lens terms!A few people have said they happily use this lens and nothing else. While I wouldn’t go quite that far, I can honestly say that most of the pictures I’ve taken over the last year (80%, give or take) have been shot with the 35mm. As an everyday lens for seeing the sights, taking family snaps and other general purpose photography, this really is a cracking wee piece of glass. The other claimed advantage is that it will improve your photography by forcing you to work creatively within the constraint of the fixed focal length – that’s arguably more down to the individual photographer, but I’ve definitely found myself thinking a lot more carefully about how to set up a shot when I can’t just zoom out to 18mm and throw it all in.However, as I have said this is not a perfect lens, and there are a couple of things that need to be understood to get the most out of it. The most striking is the issue of chromatic aberration, of colour fringing. This is the effect of purple and green artefacts appearing along high contrast boundaries in the image, and this lens produces… ahem… rather a lot of it. For some reason, presumably cost, Nikon opted not to include an ED glass element here. You can read up online for more technical details, but basically this “low dispersal” glass element is what prevents colour fringing appearing, and its absence here is very notable.Having said all that, the colour fringing doesn’t actually bother me all that much; I process all of my photos with Adobe Lightroom, which has an excellent tool for removing chromatic aberration – one click is usually all it takes. However, I appreciate that not everyone has the time or inclination to get in to heavy post-processing, and for folks who just want to shoot in JPEG and use their photos straight out of camera, the colour fringing issue should be considered before purchasing.There are couple of other minor points which aren’t really an issue for me but which others might want to think about. First, the manual focus ring is not very pleasant or effective to use. I never had the occasion to use a film SLR for real, but I have had a play around with my Father-in-Law’s old Praktika MK-5, and if that’s what manual focusing is supposed to feel like, then this falls rather disappointingly short. But then, I use Autofocus virtually all the time, and that works a charm here. Second, the lens hood obscures the AF assist lamp on my D3200 (and I expect on a few other bodies as well), so if you’re shooting with the lens hood on in low light you might have a problem. And yes, I do occasionally find myself doing this, since the included hood seems more an ergonomic addition to extend the ‘grippable’ length of the lens barrel than for any optical benefits. Again, not usually a problem as the hood is nice and easy to pop off in a hurry to let the AF do its thing.So to summarise: An excellent general purpose lens, fantastic value for money and a very good step on from the 18-55 kit if you want to improve your photography. Let down somewhat by a couple of niggles, but if you can work around them you’ve got a cracking piece of equipment here.(For what it’s worth, if I could rate this 4.5 stars I would – I can’t give it a five because of its flaws, but at the same time I don’t think they quite warrant a whole star penalty.)
C L –
A classic DX format Nikon lens.
Adam Russell –
It will give you some great bokeh effects and work well in changing
Theresa2604 –
Im pretty new to photography but felt it was time to upgrade from my kit (18-55mm) lens. I bought this as it was a) a cheap prime lens and b) I had heard it was good for general photography and portraits. I think its fantastic and excellent value for money and has really helped me develop as a photographer. Its excellent for general photography and especially portraits. I love using it for street photography in particular. The large aperture of this lens really allows for a great control over depth of field and is also really useful in low light or indoor conditions. I have found this especially useful in practicing and improving my photographic skills. It produced really high quality photos and Im really happy with it. Highly recommend.The lens also comes with a hood, cap (obviously) and storage pouch. The hoods great when shooting outside and can be neatly stowed in reverse down the body of the lens when not in use which is great for saving space and not having loose things lying about. The pouch is great for storage and whilst it wont help in the case of knocks and bumps is great for a little light protection and protection from the elements and things like dust. The lens also has a great autofocus that’s both accurate and swift which is really really useful when photographing. It won’t go super close to the lens, you’ll need a specialised macro for that, but does a really great job for all other parts.The lens is great, in my opinion, as a bit of a general lens to keep on the camera. Its useable in a wide variety of situations and is quite versatile. Its also incredibly light weight and compact meaning you will barely even notice its there. Great for when youre just carrying your camera around (such as on holiday) or exploring.As this is so cheap and also high quality i would really recommend this to beginners looking to up there game and learn a bit more and improve. I certainly have. The wide aperture really helps in developing your understanding of the exposure triangle and to play about a bit to really learn by doing. Im still improving and have a long way to go but this is still proving valuable some time on and I believe Ill be using it for a long time yet.Overall: 5 stars! Would award 6 if I could. Absolutely excellent bit of kit that comes at a great price.If you found this review in any way useful or informative Id be really grateful if you let me know by hitting the helpful button below 🙂